The most expensive World Cup ever? (With Football Daily, part 3)
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
We’ve got together with Americast/Newscast and Football Daily for three special episodes on what could be the most political World Cup ever.
How much will Donald Trump make it about him? Will the US-Iran war affect the tournament? And why are tickets so expensive?
We tell you everything you need to know about what’s going on off the pitch.
Adam Fleming joins from Newscast and 5 Live football commentary legend John Murray is on from Football Daily.
In this episode we look at what the US-Iran war means for Iran’s team and what strict Visa laws mean for players and fans.
Listen to Newscast here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl
Listen to Football Daily here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p02nrsln
HOSTS: • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent • Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Correspondent • Adam Fleming, Newscast Host • John Murray, 5 Live Commentator
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This episode was made by Ellie House. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producers were Chris Flynn and Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:07.2 | We get it. Life is busy. You want to keep up with the news, but there's just too much going on. |
| 0:13.0 | Which is where newscast comes in. We do the work, and when you're ready to dig deeper into the day's news, you just pop us into your ears. |
| 0:23.1 | It does mean we have to put in the hard work, though. |
| 0:26.1 | Listen to newscast every day on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:30.4 | This will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase the greatness of American world-class athletic competition as we celebrate our nations. |
| 0:35.0 | 250th year, the World Cup will also be an incredibly significant economic opportunity for countless |
| 0:42.3 | American workers and businesses. |
| 0:44.3 | It's expected to drive more than $30 billion, Johnny. |
| 0:48.3 | I don't know about that. |
| 0:50.3 | That sounds like a lot of money. |
| 0:51.3 | Yeah, that's true. |
| 0:52.3 | Are you sure? |
| 0:53.3 | 100%. How much is the country get out of that? |
| 0:56.2 | 30 billion. |
| 0:57.1 | 20%. |
| 0:57.8 | No, do we get like a percentage of the gross or anything? |
| 1:01.9 | That's for negotiation. |
| 1:05.2 | A once in a lifetime opportunity. |
| 1:08.9 | That was, of course, U.S. President Donald Trump talking to |
| 1:11.9 | Gianni Infantino, the head of FIFA in the Oval Office last year about the upcoming World Cup, |
| 1:18.4 | which is almost here. And in this upcoming episode, we're going to be talking about money. |
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